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Well Said Wednesday: Can You See Me Now?  Part One: The Panic Attack

September 13, 2017

I was being ridiculous. It was an extreme manifestation of fear of being seen. It’s creeping up on me again as I write this because this whacked-out experience doesn’t paint me in the sanest light. But it’s real, it’s my story and there is at least one person out there who can relate at some level. And for that person, my words provide a service.
 

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Tags: Well Said Wednesday, Fear of Being Seen, Content, Authentic Voice, Being Ridiculous
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Well Said Wednesday: September Issues & Being Your Own Editor-in-Chief

August 30, 2017

Despite my years in corporate communications, my career role models have always been editors-in-chief. They are the people who set and protect the overall voice and point of view of a publication, who have the ultimate responsibility that all content says what it is supposed to say to the people it’s saying it to. They keep the medium on message.

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Tags: Well Said Wednesday, Editor-in-Chief, Content, Content Planning

Well Said Wednesday: No Words

August 16, 2017
Well Said Wednesday: No Words

It's Well Said Wednesday, but I have no words. 

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Well Said Wednesday: Be Well Read

August 02, 2017 in Blog
Well Said Wednesday: Be Well Read

Being a good writer is helped along enormously by being a good reader. Genre doesn’t matter. In fact, I believe the more widely you read, the more you’re able to learn from it.

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Well-Said Wednesday: Inspired

July 19, 2017 in Blog

Spending time with art I love – even though I am by no means an artist – provides a needed renewal when deadlines, content creation and business demands start to wear me down.

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